A GRAIN OF SAND حبة رمل
Photograph by Ellie Kurttz
Originally commissioned by London Palestine Film Festival, A Grain of Sand is written and directed by Elias Matar and performed by Sarah Agha. The urgent, poetic one-woman show about resilience, hope and the right of children to be children is ddapted from A Million Kites: Testimonies and Poems from the Children of Gaza by Leila Boukarim and Asaf Luzon, and is now presented by Good Chance.
The book A Million Kites on which this play is based is available to buy here, with all proceeds donated to aid organisations helping the children of Gaza.
This production includes themes of war, trauma and distress.
UK TOUR 2026 (JANUARY - APRIL)
Sarah Agha in A Grain of Sand, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival, July 2025 (26) (c) Amir Hussain Ibrahimi
Good Chance produced the UK tour of A Grain of Sand in 12 cities, starting in London and ending in Dublin, touring through Leeds, Mold, Canterbury, Bristol, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Plymoth, Oxford, Coventry and Manchester.
As part of the UK tour, Good Chance hosted post-show Q&As at selected performances at every venue, offering audiences an opportunity to hear from the creative team. These conversations were led by performer and co-deviser Sarah Agha - who has taken part in Q&As throughout the show’s development and previous runs - alongside a combination of various local artists, activists and community voices and writer/director Elias Matar who reflected on the creative process, the real testimonies that shaped the play, and the role of art in times of crisis.
These discussions were a space for audiences to ask questions, share responses and engage collectively with the realities the play bears witness to.
Following the UK Tour, Good Chance, Elias Matar and Sarah Agha have been nominated for Fringe Theatre Awards 2025-26
Elias Matar - New Play
Sarah Agha - Solo Performance (Play)
Elias Matar - Director (Play)
Good Chance - Production
Press & Media
REVIEW: ★★★★☆ The Guardian
REVIEW: ★★★★☆ Everything Theatre
REVIEW: ★★★★☆ Liam O'Dell, Theatre Critic
REVIEW: ★★★★☆ Theatre and Tonic
REVIEW: ★★★★☆ Binge Fringe
REVIEW: ★★★★☆ Stage Talk Magazine
REVIEW: ★★★★☆ The Reviews Hub
REVIEW: ★★★☆☆ The Stage
REVIEW: ★★★☆☆ Time Out
REVIEW: ★★★☆☆ Broadway World
REVIEW: ★★★☆☆ West End Best Friend
INTERVIEW: Theatre Weekly
INTERVIEW: A Youngish Perspective
INTERVIEW: Northern Arts Review
Liverpool 2025
Good Chance produced the theatrical debut of A Grain of Sand at Unity Theatre in Liverpool as part of and supported by the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival 2025, followed by a discussion with playwright and director, Elias Matar, actress, Sarah Agha and LPFF director, Khaled Ziada, facilitated by Good Chance co-Founder and co-Artistic Director, Joe Robertso.
London 2024
A Grain of Sand opened London Palestine Film Festival 2024 at Barbican Cinema 1, followed by a discussion with festival director, Khaled Ziada, play director, Elias Matar and actress, Sarah Agha, facilitated by lawyer and writer, Selma Dabbagh.
